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Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) TRAVELLERS? ADVICE

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) TRAVELLERS’ ADVICE

You are returning from China or an area where the virus is actively circulating (www.gouvernement.fr/info-coronavirus), directly or via another country :

During the 14 days following your return :

• Monitor your temperature twice a day
• Wear a surgical mask when you are with your relatives or outside your house
• Reduce non-essential activities (cinema, restaurants, parties…) and avoid places with atrisk individuals (maternity hospitals, hospitals, retirement homes…)
• Wash your hands regularly
  
  In case of fever or feverishness, cough, breathing difficulties :
  
  
• Contact the SAMU immediatly (french emergency medical services – dial 15), and mention your history of travel.
• Do not go directly to your GP’s or to the hospital.

Two new direct routes to Algeria this winter with TUI Fly.

TUI Fly Belgium is launching two new direct routes to Algeria this winter: Tlemcen and Bejaia will have weekly flights from next February.

Flights are scheduled to start on 17 February 2020 with:

• flight to Tlemcen every Monday from 17 February 2020
• flight to Bejaia every Tuesday from 18 February (then every Sunday from 3 May 2020)

Bookings :

• on the TUI Fly website: www.tuifly.fr or www.tuifly.be
• on the Lille Airport website: www.lille.aeroport.fr
• through travel agencies

New route Lille - Constantine

Air Algerie airline will offer flights to Constantine (Algeria) from 27 October 2019.

The third-largest city in Algeria will be served by 2 direct flights a week, every Wednesday and Friday.

Air Algeria is adding to its network of flights to Algeria, which already serves the airports of Algiers and Oran all year round with several weekly flights.

Flight bookings, including the new Lille-Constantine flights, are already possible:

• on the Air Algerie website
• via the Lille Airport website
• through travel agencies

NEW : Hurghada and the Red Sea (Egypt)

this winter, tour operator FTI Voyages is programming departures to Hurghada (Egypt).

From 2 February 2019, FTI Voyages is offering a flight every Saturday to the Red Sea coast that is renowned for its crystal-clear waters and seabed that make it a paradise for divers and snorkelling enthusiasts. The Red Sea coast is also popular for kitesurfing (especially at El Gouna, a few kilometres north of Hurghada) and sailing sports (windsurfing, catamaran, etc.)

Its endless beaches are lined with holiday clubs with quality equipment (Aquapark, etc.) that make it a perfect place for family holidays

Hurghada is also an ideal point of entry to Egypt for a visit to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, for a day’s excursion or for a cruise on the Nile.

more information at http://www.tourcatalogues.com/FTI_MerRouge_HiverNov18Avril19/ and in travel agencies

13 new destinations with TUI fly

From April 2019, TUI fly offers 11 Mediterranean destinations that can be booked for flights only (plane tickets alone).

In 2019, TUI fly offers flights from Lille to many destinations in the Mediterranean. Among them, 11 destinations are now served several times a week and can now also be booked for flights only (without associated accommodation).

The destinations offered by TUI fly in 2019 are:

• Malaga - flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 April
• Palma - flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 9 April
• Ibiza - flights on Wednesdays and Sundays from 5 May
• Tenerife - flights on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6 April
• Palermo - flights on Mondays and Fridays from 26 April
• Rhodes - flights on Sundays from 14 April
• Heraklion - flights on Mondays and Thursdays from 22 April
• Agadir - flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 30 March
• Marrakesh – flights on Fridays and Mondays from 30 March
• Casablanca – flights on Wednesdays and Sundays from 3 June
• Nador – flights on Wednesdays and Sundays from 3 June
• Antalya - flights on Tuesdays and Sundays from 3 June
• Izmir - flights on Tuesdays and Sundays from 3 June

Tickets on sale: 

• via our site
• on www.tuifly.be/fr
• in travel agencies

RYANAIR: Toulouse and Bordeaux from October 2019

Already operating daily flights to Marseille since 2008, and 3 weekly flights to Porto (from the end of March to the end of October), Ryanair will schedule of flights to Bordeaux and Toulouse every day from 27 October 2019.

Ryanair will be the third company for these destinations, completing the existing offer of Hop! and easyJet.

Bookings are already possible:

• for Lille-Bordeaux flights  
• for Lille-Toulouse flights